Business Controller UK & Ireland - Hermès Parfums & Beauté

Hermès; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury brand in London seeks an experienced finance professional to manage P&L integrity and support financial projects. The ideal candidate holds a Master’s Degree in Finance with 4–5 years of business controlling experience, is fluent in French, and possesses strong IT skills. This role requires attention to detail and proactive engagement in the budgeting process, providing a key partnership to the UK team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4/5 years’ experience in business controlling within a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Keen attention to detail and highly organized.
• Proactive with a flexible approach.

Responsibilities

• Guarantee the P&L integrity of the whole region.
• Monitor all expenses & commitments.
• Challenge Gross to Net sales projections with the Commercial team.
• Support the UK subsidiary with IT and financial projects.
• Prepare all CAPEX investment requests.

Skills

Business oriented

Attention to detail

Fluent French speaker

Strong IT skills including MS Office and Advanced Excel

Autonomous and results oriented

Education

Master’s Degree in Finance, FP&A or Economics

Tools

MS Office

SAP

TM1

M3

Job description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The main responsibilities of this position are :

Monthly and Quarterly Closings

Guarantee the P&L integrity of the whole region and from a financial perspective.

Monitor all expenses & commitment : prepare and justify accruals, follow up the ordering, invoicing, and approval process.

Monitor the analytical allocation of all expenses with a particular focus on cost centres and internal orders.

Produce a consolidated regional P&L and analysis by customers.

Measure and analyse gaps between YTD results and budget / Prepare YTG analysis ->

Rolling forecast & Landing.

Follow up all budgets (Media, Communication, and General Overheads).

Follow up the Capex budget and amortisation.

Monitor and follow up with credit control team on any customer litigations.

Reporting & consolidation : HQ and group, including Magnitude (Group reporting tool), SAP etc.

Monitor, follow up and request intercompany invoices to all stake holders.

Rebill any staffing & CAPEX cost shares, upon agreement negotiated by the Commercial / Retail team.

Budget Process

Challenge Gross to Net sales (including discounts and returns) projections with the Commercial team.

Prepare, coordinate and challenge budgets and re estimates with the Commercial, Retail, Training and Marketing teams.

Consolidate the P&L for the whole region.

Prepare Budget meetings and strategic presentations with the Managing Director.

Treasury, CAPEX and amortisation forecasts

Reporting & consolidation : HQ and group, including Magnitude, SAP & Fx rate simulation.

Other Topics

Business partner of the UK team and support with any ad-hoc analysis to measure profitability of activations.

Key user for My Easy Order (Purchase Order and Expenses tool).

Support the UK subsidiary by taking an active part in IT and financial projects : tests, reconciliations, procedures.

Set up tools and processes to support all Accounting and Finance topics.

Support with the implementation of internal control rules & processes.

Prepare all CAPEX investments requests and follow up the approval and accounting process.

Profile

Master’s Degree in Finance, FP&A or Economics.

Business oriented with a keen attention to detail.

Knowledge of basic accountancy.

Minimum of 4 / 5 years’ experience in business controlling within a fast paced, high growth environment.

Business partner, autonomous and results oriented.

Fluent French speaker.

Strong IT skills including : MS Office, Advanced Excel and PowerPoint, (TM1, M3 and SAP are a plus).

Highly organised, efficient and able to meet tight deadlines.

Proactive with a flexible approach.